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Arizona Has Record 1-Day Increase in Virus Cases, 88 New Deaths

Arizona Has Record 1-Day Increase in Virus Cases, 88 New Deaths

The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 4,878 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, a record number for the state as it battles a surge in the virus. That brought the total number of cases to 84,092.

The state also reported 88 new deaths, another one-day record that put the total at 1,720.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced on Monday the state would impose a
month-long closure of bars, gyms, movie theaters, water parks and tubing rentals.

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